Anthropogenic CO2 Projected At Another New Record For 2012; 35.6 Billion Tons, Up 2.6% YOY

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Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from industrial sources are set to hit a new record high this year according to a new analysis by Global Carbon Project. The analysis in Nature Climate Changes predicts that CO2 emissions will rise another 2.6 percent, hitting 35.6 billion tonnes. The scientists warn that such steep climbs in global emissions year-after-year means that the door is rapidly closing on a global agreement to keep temperatures from rising 2 degree Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels.

"With emissions continuing to grow, it's as if no-one is listening to the entire scientific community," co-author Corinne Le Quéré, director of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, said in a statement. "I am worried that the risks of dangerous climate change are too high on our current emissions trajectory."

The analysis found that CO2 emissions jumped 3 percent in 2011, largely due to ongoing emissions growth in China. China's emissions, which are now the largest in the world, grew an astounding 9.9 percent in 2011. India, another rising emitter, grew 7.5 percent. A recent study found that between both countries, India and China have proposed 818 new coal-fired plants. However, per capita both country's emissions remain below those in the EU and the U.S.

Unlike in China and India, emissions declined in the EU and the U.S. last year. Due in various parts to the economic recession, natural gas replacing coal, and continuing growth in renewables, U.S. emissions fell 1.8 percent in 2011. EU emissions fell 2.8 percent.

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